Commercial bus driver kills car owner in Lagos

A yet-to-be-identified private car owner died on Thursday morning when a commercial bus driver driving against traffic collided with his vehicle around the Meiran area of Lagos.

The General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Bolaji Oreagba, who confirmed the incident via a statement issued by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Taofiq Adebayo, disclosed that a Volkswagen commercial bus driver with registration number EPE 964XX while driving one-way with high speed collided with a private Honda Civic car.

Oreagba said the accident occurred at about 9:30 a.m., adding that the driver of the Honda Civic car, who sustained serious neck injury, died instantly in a pool of blood.

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The LASTMA boss said the deceased driver was living in Meiran Estate which is close to the scene of the accident.

He said the LASTMA officials who were first emergency responders handed over the corpse to his relatives who came out from the estate.

“Both vehicles were immediately removed from the road to pave way for free vehicular movement to other road users.

“The driver of the Volkswagen commercial bus that took one-way ran away and vehicles were handed over to  policemen from Meiran Police Station,” Oreagba added.

The LASTMA GM, however, warned motorists to desist from disobeying traffic laws, particularly driving against traffic.

“Driving against traffic (One-way) is a waiting dead trap on roads,” he stated.

The Star